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Cleaner city gets a wash (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sponge bath

'a wash' is the definition.
(I know that sponge bath is a type of bathing)

'cleaner city' is the wordplay.
'cleaner' becomes 'sponge'.
'city' becomes 'bath' (English city).
'sponge'+'bath'='SPONGE-BATH'

'gets' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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